Systems Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Systems Engineer to join our infrastructure team. This role is responsible for building managing and supporting hybrid infrastructure with a strong emphasis on virtualization automation cloud platforms and monitoring. The ideal candidate brings expertise in VMware Pure Storage Terraform HAProxy AWS/OCI Zabbix and both Windows and Oracle Linux systems. The role also requires participation in a 24x7 on-call support rotation to ensure infrastructure uptime and responsiveness to critical issues.

Key Responsibilities

Virtualization & Storage

• Manage and optimize VMware vSphere environments including ESXi hosts and vCenter.
• Provision and monitor enterprise storage using Pure Storage platforms.
• Perform storage capacity planning performance tuning and troubleshooting.

Server Administration

• Provision configure and maintain Windows Server and Oracle Linux systems across environments (dev staging production).
• Perform OS-level patching security hardening and lifecycle management.

Load Balancing with HAProxy

• Deploy and manage HAProxy for load balancing across internal and external Sportradar product services.
• Ensure high availability and traffic optimization across services and regions.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Design and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure automation for consistent repeatable deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and CI/CD teams to integrate IaC into pipeline workflows.

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/OCI)

• Deploy configure and support infrastructure and services in AWS and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Support hybrid-cloud strategy and assist with cloud migration initiatives.

DNS & Networking

• Manage DNS records zones and routing configurations for internal and public-facing domains.
• Assist in troubleshooting network-related issues across environments.

Monitoring & Observability

• Set up configure and maintain Zabbix for infrastructure monitoring.
• Proactively identify and respond to incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Automation & Scripting

• Write and maintain scripts using PowerShell Bash or Python to automate operational tasks.
• Build tools and utilities to improve deployment and management workflows.

Support & Incident Response

• Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation to respond to critical incidents and infrastructure outages.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during incidents and ensure root cause analysis and resolution documentation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 35 years of experience as a systems or infrastructure engineer.
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere (ESXi/vCenter) and Pure Storage technologies.
• Hands-on experience with HAProxy setup and configuration for load balancing.
• Proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure as code practices.
• Experience administering Oracle Linux and Windows Server systems.
• Working experience with AWS and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Solid understanding of DNS TCP/IP and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with Zabbix for monitoring server and service availability.
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell Bash or Python.
• Strong documentation and troubleshooting skills.
• Willingness and ability to participate in a rotating 24x7 on-call schedule.

Additional Information :

At Sportradar we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs facilities and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) we believe skills evolve over time. If youre willing to learn and grow with us we invite you to join our team!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time